Thanks neuro - that makes a good bit of sense, I appreciate your help.


SP - Thanks for the noise lesson reminder - I know I alluded to higher ISOs = higher noise, and I should've been more thorough in my setup. The problem with adding exposure to minimize noise is that many times I want parts of an image to be in shadow - don't we all? So I've never understood how we get around that other than to shoot RAW and develop to taste in PP.


I can certainly flood the sensor with light, shoot at ISO 1600 and see no (or very little) objectionable noise, but what's the point if my lovely dawn landscape is now a high-key shot resembling noon?


The problem for me with the strategy above is I forget how a particular color looked at 5:50am, then at 6:25am and again at 8am. I can create beautiful images in PP but I often wonder how close I am to what was really on display...


Well I'll give it another try here very soon - it's 4:47am - sunrise at 7, be there an hour before plus 45min travel...makes for an early wake-up. But it's worth it every time - so nice when I get there and see the light begin to resolve the world into detail, especially on a still morning such as this...


Thanks again for your help you guys!